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Unlike competing apps that rely on barcodes, this app can read and interpret printed ingredients directly. Since it's not limited by the size of a barcode database, it can analyze millions of products. A barcode just represents an ID number. Other food scanners use them to look up foods and ingredients in a remote database via the internet. Unfortunately, these databases are usually incomplete, slow, and outdated.\n\nWhile nothing beats reading the actual ingredients with AI, as a backup (when a food label is damaged or unreadable), our app lets you scan barcodes too. Using a built-in database, it can instantly recognize barcodes for close to a million different foods.\n\nIn 2-5 seconds, this app highlights every ingredient—flagging potentially harmful or controversial substances in red, and calling out superfoods in green. Simultaneously (in fractions of a second), it analyzes ingredients to determine whether they contain gluten. Tap on any red or green item to get a concise explanation of what it is and why it matters. The latest version can even scan hand-written ingredients and read ingredients upside down.\n\nKey Features:\n• AI-powered ingredient scanning\nReads ingredients directly—no barcode required\n\n• Instantly scan barcodes too\nScan barcodes for close to a million different foods\n\n• Highlights dangerous additives & superfoods\nColor-coded results make it easy to spot red flags and nutrition boosters\n\n• Checks for gluten\nAutomatically analyzes each ingredient to determine whether it contains gluten\n\n• Search for custom keywords and ingredients \nSave a list of custom keywords and ingredients you want to search for in every scan\n\n• Fast & accurate\nScans most labels in under 3 seconds using advanced AI (some competing apps takes several minutes)\n\n• Smart definitions\nTap any superfood or additive to reveal a simple explanation and its health impact\n\n• Free to use\nThis free version is limited to five food ingredient scans per day and six custom keyword and ingredient search boxes. For $4.99 per year, you can unlock the premium version and get 50 scans daily and search for 12 custom keywords and ingredients. We also offer upgrades for as low as $1.99 to increase the number of scans or permanently unlock all the search options.\n\n• Privacy\nYour data is private. This app does not require an email address, subscription, membership, account, or sign in. Also, we don't track or store any data, including photos and ingredient scans.\n\nWhether you're health-conscious, managing weight loss, or just want to make smarter food choices, Food Ingredient Scanner puts powerful label reading in your pocket.\n\nStop guessing. 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